then something happened in 1920, and we have this mess

not gonna say what happened during that time, but a certain someone who never earned the right to vote, sort of just 'got it'

nah nah, it's never just one thing, that's honestly too easy of a solution.

is it?

IS IT!?

it's always a series of small things, operating in tempo

yes

1913. the fed was created, and the federal income tax system

Okay, guess we'll never solve the problem then

which in turn shifted the way money flows in the US away from the states

it used to go, Citizen - STATE - Federal

and the states determined how much money the federal was allowed to have

now it's Citizen - FEDERAL - State

and the states have to essentially beg for their own money in the form of the federal subsidy

I agree

Direct Unapportioned taxes, as they are in the Federal Income Tax are Illegal according to the US constitution

however, i believe the looming issue lies in unbridled democracy

however, it's always been upheld in court

of course, those courts were always federal court, so no fucking surprise there

It's unbridled democracy, combined with ignorance, propaganda and demegogory

federal courts are like the rest of the government... massively overreaching their mandate.

the people doing the voting are too stupid to realize they are voting away their own futures, freedoms and self determination

we need a net taxpayer votes for congress, and the veterans and soldiers that can meet the male standard vote for the president

and the citizens vote for their own state governors i guess

that way no one can lobby without losing their rights to being anet taxpayer and thus the stupid law or policy they lobbied can be repealed or remended by the sensible net taxpayers

and while I don't believe that we should go back in time with regards to women/people of color/etc being able to vote on those factors, I do think you shouldnt be allowed to vote unless you can pass a basic civics course

the ability to vote can be more devestating or rewarding than a gun

women and colored people can vote congress if they're net taxpayers, same with the president if you can meet the male standard

no racism or sexism here

I had to take gun safety, driver's ed and training courses on operating a power loader and fork lift

you should have to take a class and pass to be able to vote

true equality of opportunity

and Why is that you might ask? Because all of those things are extremely dangerous tools in the hands of an ignorant

people are too scared or haven't felt enough pain i guess

#repealthe19th

it's complacentcy

i think you're being too focused on one group of people

nope

im a woman anyways

none of these problems you put forward can be solved whilst women can vote (without earning it)

you don't have to qualify your beliefs with that, I mean I get that you believe what you believe and I respect that